Kingdom Hearts X DC: 1!

Wonderland - Finding Alice

"Of course. Right as we save her, Alice suddenly goes missing mysteriously. How fun," Donald grumbled, as they walked into the Lotus Forest. They could still hear the Queen's tantrum.

"How did she even leave? The cage door wasn't unlocked, the walls were fine, it was like she just up and disappeared!" Cassie said, still confused.

Heeheehee...

"Just like that weirdo..." Cassie said, jerking her thumb over her shoulder to the Cheshire Cat, who watched them. He stood on a boulder, balancing on it.

"Have you seen Alice?" Sora asked.

"Alice, no, Shadows, yes!" Cheshire Cat responded. 'The Heartless?' Everyone thought when he said shadows.

"Did ya see where they went?" Goofy asked.

"This way? That way? Does it matter? Left, right, up, down! All mixed up thanks to the shadows! Step deeper into the forest to the deserted garden. You might find shadows in the upside-down room!"

"SAY SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE, YOU DUMB CAT!" Donald yelled.

"Rude, rude, very rude! But, your friend is grateful for the magic orb, so let me say this. Go to the Mad Hatter's Party. You might find something you like there!" The Cheshire Cat disappeared, leaving a confused group. Cassie, annoyed, walked to the boulder. 

"Stupid cat!" She kicked it, but instead of being in pain, the boulder bounced and fell into the pond. At that, the lily pads rose up, like platforms to use. Everyone looked at Cassie in surprise, who was also surprised, until she said, "Uh, I knew what that would do," She lied, and they deadpanned at her. 

They used the new platforms to climb up, and found a new entrance. They went through it, returning to the Bizarre Room, until realizing something was wrong.

"WHY ARE WE ON THE WALLS?!" Sora cried out. They were standing up-right on the walls, while the floor was now a wall, all the furniture still attached and not falling off. 

"I guess this is what he meant when he said all the directions were mixed up," Bart said. They walked around the room, fighting off Heartless that came their way. When Sora shot a fire spell at one, it dodged, and it hit the lamp, making it light up. A mouth of a mask on the wall opened up, and spat out some treasure. After beating the rest of the Heartless, Sora decided to see what happens when he lit up the next lamp. So he did, and one of the frames with a blank canvas, had a painting on it suddenly! Courage moved closer to see it, until he tripped and fell into the painting! Realizing this was a pathway, they all jumped into it, following the cowardly dog.

They were now lead into a deeper part of the Lotus Forest. Continuing on, they found a dark path. One that was too dark for them to make out what was in there. They all took a look at each other, and walked in carefully.

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"I think we found the party," Cassie commented. They were in a garden with a long table, with mismatched chairs, lights, but no food. There seemed to be a picture at the end of the table with a sad man with a large green top hat, and a despairing rabbit that wore a cloak. Sora walked over to the writing that was beside the picture. 

"A very merry unbirthday. Please take your seats for your present," Sora read out.

"'Unbirthday?' What's that?" Goofy asked. Nobody knew, so they all decided to take their seats. Nothing happened, until a tray and a metal lid popped up. "Ooh!" They were all excited for the food, until it went-